Air Pollution 9

What is air pollution?
Damage that results from chemicals that are released into the environment

What is smog?
-type of indoor pollution
-type of upper air-level ozone
-cloud that forms from pollutants
-common during colder times of year

Acid rain has harmful effects on:
-aquatic life
-plants
-infrastructure
-all of the above

What is the precipitation result of air pollution?
-smog
-acid rain
-the greenhouse effect
-gas emissions

Explain the greenhouse effect
Increased carbon dioxide layers traps emissions close to earth, exponentially raising world temperatures

Name two ways that people are making an effort to decrease air pollution
-conversion to cleaner fuels
-gas efficient cars

What law was passed in 1990?
-Pollution Reduction Act
-Low Emissions Act
-Environmental Improvement Act
-Clean Air Act

What is the most common pollutant from factories?
-Hydrogen
-Sulfur Dioxide
-Carbon Dioxide
-Common noxious gases

What is the most contributing sector to emissions?
-factories
-transport
-agriculture
-manufacturing

What country is the biggest pollutor?
China